Sol LeWitt - New Now: Modern & Contemporary Art London Friday, April 19, 2024 | Phillips

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  • Provenance

    Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner

  • Exhibited

    London, Lisson Gallery, Sol LeWitt: A Wall Drawing Exhibition, 17 July - 16 September 1989

  • Artist Biography

    Sol LeWitt

    American • 1928 - 2007

    Connected to the Conceptual and Minimalist art movements of the 1960s and '70s, the artist and theorist Sol LeWitt was a pivotal figure in driving 'idea' art into the mainstream art discourse. Redefining what constituted a work of art and its genesis, LeWitt explored these ideas through wall drawings, paintings, sculptures, works on paper and prints.

    Using a prescription to direct the creation of a work, the artist's hand subordinated to the artist's thoughts, in direct contrast to the Abstract Expressionist movement earlier in the century. Actions, forms and adjectives were broken down into terms, serially repeated and reconfigured: grids, lines, shapes, color, directions and starting points are several examples. These directives and constructs fueled an influential career of vast variety, subtlety and progression.

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Form Derived From a Cubic Rectangle

signed and dated 'Sol LeWitt 89' lower right
gouache on paper
56.6 x 75.6 cm (22 1/4 x 29 3/4 in.)
Executed in 1989.

Estimate
£15,000 - 20,000 

Sold for £12,700

Contact Specialist

Charlotte Gibbs
Head of New Now: Modern & Contemporary Art
+44 20 7901 7993
CGibbs@phillips.com
 

New Now: Modern & Contemporary Art

London Auction 19 April 2024